Fumihiro KABUTA, Ph.D.
Professor, National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies (GRIPS), Japan
The following is the translation of section 7 of “Agriculture Competitiveness Reinforcement Program” which was approved by the Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries and Regions Vitalization ..

Takayuki KIMURA
Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, Japan
Akihiko HIRASAWA
Norinchukin Research Institute Co., Ltd.
Operation of pension fund
The pension fund for farmers who are paying contributions or waiting for the inception of benefits after they t..

Takayuki KIMURA
Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, Japan
Akihiko HIRASAWA
Norinchukin Research Institute Co., Ltd.
Preferential tax treatment
In the case of income tax or inhabitant tax, the rates of taxes are determined depending on the amount of taxa..

Hwang-Jaw Lee
Board Director, Taiwan Flowers Development Association
Agricultural products provide the basic needs in our lives. However, harvests are frequently affected by natural or other causes so that most farmers and fishermen earn lower profits in production than do peop..

Takayuki KIMURA
Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, Japan
Akihiko HIRASAWA
Norinchukin Research Institute Co., Ltd.
The Farmer’s Pension System (FPS) in Japan is a public pension system which provides the additional pension on top of the Na..

Hwang-Jaw Lee
Board Director, Taiwan Flowers Development Association
The Council of Agriculture (COA) has offered various kinds of welfare programs to farmers in order for them to maintain their living standards and economic security. “ The Temporary Statute Regarding the..

Chan-Ik Chun
Agricultural Economist, FFTC
On Nov. 8, the Cabinet of Taiwan government tightened rules governing eligibility for the elderly farmers’ monthly pension in a bid to prevent “pseudo-farmers” cashing in on the welfare system which costs the governmen..